Outline
Poem 1: The Seeking Believer (1:1-8)
1. The Desire of the Bride is Fulfilled (1:1-4)
2. A Bruised Saint Seeking Rest from Jesus (1:5-8)
Poem 2: In the King’s Banqueting House (1:9–2:7)
3. Love’s Sweet Greeting
4. The Thoughts of the Bride
5. The Opinion of the King
6. The Opinion of the Bride (1:16-17)
7. Jesus Reveals Himself to His Bride (2:1-2)
8. Jesus, the Apple Tree (2:3)
9. Jesus, Lover of My Soul (2:4-7)
Poem 3: Summer in the Soul (2:8-17)
10. The King’s Invitation (2:8-13)
11. The King’s Invitation is Answered (2:14-17)
Poem 4: Looking for Jesus (3:1-5)
12. Seeking and Finding Christ (3:1-5)
Poem 5: The Marriage Journey (3:6–11)
13. Journeying Together to the City (3:6-11)
Poem 6: Summer in the Soul (4:1–5:1)
14. Christ’s Admiration of His People (4:1-7)
15. Jesus Is Enthralled by His People (4:8-11)
16. The Walled Garden (4:12–5:1)
Poem 7: Spiritual Recovery (5:2–8:4)
17. The Price of Refusal (5:2-8)
18. Love to an Unseen Christ (5:9-16)
19. Seeking Jesus Together (6:1-3)
20. The King’s Opinion of a Restored Backslider (6:4-10)
21. The Explanation of the King (6:11-13)
22. The King’s Appreciation of her Beauty (7:1-9)
23. The Restored Disciple’s Desire for Fellowship (7:9-13)
24. The Restored Disciple Wants More Fellowship (8:1-4)
Poem 8: After the Mountain Top (8:5-14)
25. Parting Can be Sweet (8:5-7)
26. Commitment (8:8-14)